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International News: Israel intercepts final Gaza Flotilla boat as Minister allegedly mocks activists
Views: 79 Views: 79 Posted: Friday, October 3, 2025. 10:07 am CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff: Israeli forces on Friday intercepted the last boat of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which sought to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza, AP report....

Pro-Palestine protesters demand Italy cancel upcoming World Cup qualifying match against Israel
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Interview: Lebanese agriculture suffers 800-mln-USD war damage, faces climate threat -- minister
BEIRUT, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's agricultural sector is reeling from the combined pressures of the Israeli war, climate change, and drought, Agriculture Minister Nizar Hani said on Friday, estimating war-related damages alone at 800 million...
Israel intercepta último bote de la flotilla con ayuda humanitaria para Gaza y realiza primeras deportaciones de activistas
Por Abeer Salman y Sophie Tanno, CNN El último bote restante de la Flotilla Global Sumud (GSF), que había intentado entregar ayuda a Gaza por mar, fue interceptado por fuerzas israelíes en el Mediterráneo, informó la organización este viernes. La...

Dutch Supreme Court orders review of 'Israel' arms exports policy
The Netherlands' top court has ordered the government to reassess its weapons exports to "Israel", focusing on whether F-35 fighter jet parts risk violating international law. The Dutch government must re-examine its weapons exports to "Israel",...
Israel’s Strategic Edge: Patience and Precision Against Hezbollah
Israel’s elimination of senior Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil demonstrates military superiority, yet the broader question remains whether tactical precision can substitute for long-term regional stability. The Strike That Sent a Message The...

Israel intercepts last Gaza flotilla boat, begins deportations
Israel on Friday deported four Italian activists, the first of hundreds detained from an aid flotilla bound for Gaza, shortly after the interception of a final boat brought an end to its mission. The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail last month,...

Israel to deport 450 activists detained from Gaza-bound flotilla amid rising global protests
Israeli forces have decided to deport 450 activists detained during a recent operation targeting the Gaza-bound Global Solidarity Flotilla, which was attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. Among those on board were former senator Mushtaq...

16 Irish citizens held on Gaza flotilla taken to 'detention facility' in Israel
This frame grab from video released by the Global Sumud Flotilla shows Israeli navy soldiers aboard one of the flotilla's vessels after it was intercepted as it approached the coast of Gaza early Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 All 16 Irish citizens who...

Israel stops nearly all boats in Gaza aid flotilla, sparking global protests
Israel faced international condemnation and protests on Thursday after its military intercepted almost all of about 40 boats in a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza and took captive more than 450 foreign activists, including Swedish campaigner Greta...

Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla in international waters — is it legal?
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Israel forces intercept all flotilla vessels carrying aid bound for Gaza
shutterstock_2680456543-1406592 Israeli naval forces intercepted most of the vessels in a flotilla heading toward Gaza on Thursday, detaining dozens of activists as well as several European lawmakers. The group had set out with the stated goal of...

Israel intercepts boats in the Gaza aid flotilla, sparks global protests
BARCELONA/ROME — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Europe on Thursday blocked traffic and vandalised shops and restaurants after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla. Israel faced international condemnation after armed...

Israeli strikes kill 57 Gazans as Hamas weighs Trump peace proposal
Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 57 Palestinians on Friday, health officials said, as Hamas continued weighing a U.S.-brokered proposal to end nearly two years of war – a plan that critics say heavily favors Israel. The deal, announced...

Israel seizes last remaining flotilla vessel
Israeli forces have intercepted the last remaining boat in the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, detaining the six crew members on board. On Friday morning, livestream video showed Israeli soldiers boarding the polish-flagged Marinette, which...

470 anti-Israel flotilla activists processed ahead of deportation after ‘negligible quantities of aid’ found on boats
Greta Thunberg and other pro-Palestinian activists from the Sumud Flotilla being taken to Israel after the boat was intercepted by the Israeli navy (Photo: Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Some 470 activists detained by the Israeli Navy on the...

Israel Seizes Final Gaza Aid Vessel, Detains Hundreds of Activists
Israeli forces intercepted the final Gaza aid flotilla vessel and detained more than 450 international activists, underscoring the blockade’s endurance and the limits of diplomatic initiatives. Israeli naval forces board the Marinette, the last...

US veterans among those on Gaza flotilla detained by Israeli forces, organizers say
Gaza City as seen from the cockpit of a U.S. Air Force C-130 cargo plane in March 2024. Organizers of an international aid flotilla say five U.S. veterans were among the hundreds detained by Israeli forces this week as the group tried to break...
Israeli military intercepts last flotilla boat sailing to Gaza
The final boat in a global flotilla bound for Gaza, with an Australian man on board, has been intercepted by Israeli military. More than 40 boats carrying hundreds of activists had been taking a symbolic amount of aid to the war-torn city when the...

Israeli PM praises navy for intercepting Gaza bound flotilla
Activists in orange life jackets sit aboard a Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla boat as Israeli soldiers sail it into the port of Ashdod after it was intercepted. (AP pic) JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Israeli naval forces Thursday...